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He probably will steal some moves from Spidey. At least some of what Peter does is possible for a really well trained gymnast.
One Strip! One Strip!Can't wait for Taskmaster to copy regurgitating a mass of tentacles from one's mouth.
What I want Taskmaster to do is the mad shit of him copying the moves of some movie martial artist but accelerated twice as fast on video (which he can only manage for a few seconds until his muscles snap like violin strings).
"All you Fascists bound to lose."I honestly don't like it when Taskmaster goes toe-to-toe with superpowered people.
One of his explicit weaknesses in the comics (at least originally) is that he could copy moves, but not powers.
People with superhuman abilities (please, let us not get into another "But peak human IS superhuman!"-debate, I am talking about superhuman as per the in-universe standard) should always be beyond him.
He has kind of the Deathstroke-problem, when writers wank him too much (I think I don't need to remind you on the latters appearance in Identity Crisis).
Edited by Forenperser on Jun 27th 2020 at 10:22:43 AM
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% ScandinavianEven in a video game he is able to fight Spider-man and was apparently holding back.
I still hope that the weakness of Taskmaster is that it turns out to be a "Jack All of Trades" / "Master of none", that is, he knows all the movements of the heroes, but is not as good at them.
Even Natasha might say, "I fought against the real Bucky and Clint, I wouldn't lose against a cheap impersonation."
Edited by JoLuRo075 on Jun 27th 2020 at 1:28:08 AM
If you think about it, being able to copy a move perfectly doesn't necessarily mean you know when to use it.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersCeiling clinging isn't really a power Taskmaster can copy, unless he's just got fancy gloves that let him do that. In which case anybody could use those, not just Taskmaster.
Spider-Man doesn't really have any techniques worth copying unless you also have his superpowers or steal his web-shooters.
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!Gaon: yeah you are right in harry potter, in fact there is a clear divide between students who just pew pew they were out with magic and voldermort and dumblodore who bullshit each other with more shit and that line was never cross in the series, Harry really never learn more creative way to fight.
Hell his fight with voldermot is....both throw a lighting, it bounce and Voldy dies, damn that was a anticlimatic.
What other oponent are good to strange?....maybe doom?
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"I mean, sure. But it's probably the easiest route to take. The best way to explain these things is to explain them to a character and let the audience watch, and the best character for an exploratory perspective is the protagonist.
Edited by KnownUnknown on Jun 27th 2020 at 3:11:08 AM
He has fought Spidey in the comics too.
But yeah, he's usually smart enough not to pick fights with guys like the Hulk.
He has copied Spidey acrobatics and web swinging.
Edited by Cortez on Jun 27th 2020 at 10:58:56 AM
@Known Unknown: It is the easiest route, no doubt. My take is more that it doesn't work well for this source material's appeal in this case. It doesn't play to its strengths in essence (I think Strange leaping from novice to actually pretty good midway through the movie is the movie to some extent realizing this).
"All you Fascists bound to lose."I was thinking the same thing.
Like I said, while there are somethings that aren't possible for a human to do (I recall hearing someone once tricked Taskmaster into copying Peter a little too well and he badly injured himself trying to bend in a way that only Peter can), a lot of what Spidey does is possible for a comic book Bad Ass Normal.
I also assume Taskmaster even wears a suit that enhances his strength to somewhat simulate some super strong characters.
Hell, with the right equipment, even wall crawling isn't off the table. Chameleon has classically been able to impersonate Spiderman, and Mysterio's initial appearances were based off perfectly impersonating Pete as part of his hoax.
One Strip! One Strip!That's more because often times writers keep forgetting that Spider-Man is super strong.
I guess you can also chalk it up to him mostly holding back.
I still remember that glorious moment when Peter had finally enough of Kingpin's bullshit, after the latter had Aunt May shot (she survived) and easily beat him within an inch of his life.
Edited by Forenperser on Jun 27th 2020 at 7:43:50 PM
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@Known Unknown: Even regarding that, I don't think the "protagonist novice" route is the only, inexorable, unavoidable one that can be taken. I don't think the movie would be any more clunky or hard to understand if instead of Strange being explained magic he just relayed the necessary info to the token The Watson. When executed in its most barebones form, the device of the novice sidekick ends up being essentially the same thing in purpose (but abridged) anyway.
Edited by Gaon on Jun 27th 2020 at 1:12:23 AM
"All you Fascists bound to lose."